Quotes of the Week

When you do something a lot, you get good at it. ... I think Texas probably does it as well as Iran.

University of Houston law professor David Dow on Texas' efficient system of applying the death penalty

I’m a huge fan of House Bill 5, and if I was to have another kid, I’d probably name him Jimmie Don.

Perrin-Whitt CISD Superintendent John Kuhn making an unusual tribute to the legislative prowess of House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Don Aycock

Absolutely. I think I miscalculated.

Former U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Wright of Fort Worth, saying he now regrets the 1989 decision to resign as speaker in the face of ethics complaints filed against him

I hope the governor offered to restore her budget if she honors his request.

Craig McDonald on the request by Gov. Rick Perry's attorney to use Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg's office to allow witnesses to avoid appearing in public en route to appearing before a grand jury

There are too many bad ideas on immigration reform that too many conservatives have become satisfied with just saying no. But I think we can do better than that by advancing our own conservative ideas for immigration reform.

Tea Party Express co-founder Sal Russo on the need for conservatives to show more leadership on immigration reform